Never mind the cod... now we want POLLOCK with our chips! trends now
Never mind the cod... now we want POLLOCK with our chips! trends now
Never mind the cod... now we want POLLOCK with our chips! Cost of living crisis sees families choose cheaper alternative as sales of traditional fish plunge A 300g pack of pollock fish fingers costs £1.25 less than its cod equivalent UK sales of cod fell behind pollock in the 12 months to January for the first time
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Friday nights may never be the same again – with traditional cod and chips under threat as sales of the fish are overtaken by pollock for the first time.
Meanwhile, Alaska pollock is on course to replace salmon as the nation's favourite overall fish as the cost of living crisis bites, according to industry figures.
With a 300g pack of ten cod fish fingers costing £3, the equivalent pollock version comes in at just £1.75.
The high price of cod has been a disaster for the nation's chippies, who are also battling against big increases in other staples, including mushy peas, cooking
